Linotype-machine.



PATENTED AUG. 28, 1906.

T. S. HOMANS.

LINOTYPE MACHINE.

,PPLIUATION FILED @11125l 1905.

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No. 829,868. PATENTED AUG. 28, 1906. T. S. HMANS LINOTYPB MACHINE.

APPLIOA'I'ION FILED SEPT. 5. 1905.

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"o'iviirnD sfmfrns THUMAS S. IIUMANS, UF ,Bl{('l(f)l{LYN, NRW YORK,ASdiNUll T() Ml'lllllN- PATENT OFFICE.

'l`l'lALEll LINOTYPE (UMPANYVA CURlUltATlUN (.)li NEW YORK.

LINOTYPE-NIACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28, 1906.

5ipplieation filed September 1905i Serial No. 277.027.

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Be it known that I, TiioMAs S. HoMANs, of

Brookl Yn, eouiityof Kings, and State of New York, Aiave invented a Ynewand useful lmprovenient in Linotype-Machines, of which the following isa siieoiiieation. v

This invention has reference to lmotypemachines in which a series ofcirculating naat-4 rioes stored in a' magazine are released one at iitime hy`eseapement deviees, assembled in line, the line presented to acasting meehanism to form the type characters on the edge of a'slug orlinotype, and finally the luie presented to a distributing meehanism hy'which the individual matrices are returned to their appropriate channelsin the magazine,

as represented for illustration in Letters Patent of the United StatesNo. 557,000'.

11i-order to adapt the machine forprodue-4 ing typefaces differing iiisize or style, it is customary to remove the magazine containadapt oneseries of es eapeinents to coper al e with any magazine wlneh may heapplied' to the `l'naehme; also, to prevent the removal of theinagazineuntil the matrices have been loikedl seeurely therein.

.To this .end -tlie invention consists in the combination of 4anindependently -ieiiiovahle magazine-with a'series of eseapeinorits fixedin the-machine and arranger-l to project laten ally into the channels ofthe magazine when,I the latter'is in* operaiiveposition; also, in a endadapted to magazine having its deliver'y pro'eet beyond theeof'peratingeseapements witiiWliieli-it is reiiiovahly4 eoml'iiiedV inorder to eonline and of delivery; for loc-.king with means magazine.have shown my improvement,

guide the matrices to the point also, m the eoiiihination of means the'matrici-s in the .magazine speciieallyfdeserihed and shown herein th'eeontlollingthe position of thel appliedto' va Mergentheim'linotype-mawhine having the inmzliine may he of any ordinary or suitableeonstruetion. l

Figure l a side view of the upper portion of-tlie Iiuiin frame with amagazine and rifttendunt parts in operative position. Fig-2 is a similarview with the delivery end of the magazine raised preparatory to itsremoval. Fig. 3 is a view looking downward in' the direction of the`arrow 3, FigA il, showing the means for locking the matriees Withinthe' magazine, a portion heing broken awa5T to ex )ose the internalconstruction. Fig. 4 is a 'longitudinal veitiual section through thelower end of the magazine and the escape ments onthe line 4 4, Fig. 3,ivitlrthe parts'in operative position. Fig, 5 is a similar view showingthe magazine lifted elear of the eseapements preparatoryto its rei'novalfrom the machine.. Fig. 6 is a erssfseetion on the line 6 6, Fig. 4.'Fig. 7 is a cross-section on the line 7 7, Fig. 5v

Referring to the drawings, A represents the rigid main frame, whichnayhe of any form adapted to'sustain the other parts. A B is theinclined detachable magazine to carry (he matriees.

C is a hasefraiiieunderlying and supportingr the detachable magaziiie.-This haseframe, which forms aY peliiianent part of the machine, issupported neer its upper end upon and arranged to swing aroundarhonzontal rod or sh'aft a, seated in. the main trame, and this inorder that the magazine may be lifted clear ofthe esoapement devices`preparatory toits removaL'as hereinafter explained. The lower end offrame C rests when in operative position upon the main frame, or 1t mayhe otherwisesupported m an suitable manner. llhe magazine consists, asusuali of twoparalle] plates secured to intermediate spacinghars andprovided in their inne:l face's witli 'lonig'itudiiiall grooves orchannels to receive an( matrices E, which' will he delivered into'theupper ends of the channels byu distributing me'ohanisinfas usual. Theinatrioesresting upon and sustained hy the under plate pass downwardliv-gravity through the magazine,

and being released one at'a' time by the usual esoapen'ient devices F,controlled by [ingerkeys or equivalent eseapements, one for each uidethe upper and lower'edges of thev l oo elnmnehthey continuqtheireouiseover the bottom plate beyond the esrapements and out ol' the end of themagazine. lCaeh escapement consists, as heretofore, of acentrally-pivoted lever carrying at opposite ends two upright pawls,`which are projected alternately upward into the lower side of themagazine by the oscillation ol' the lever, the result of the. moyeinentto and. l'ro 'being to discharge the foremost matrix and permit the nextmatrix to assume its place in the end ol' the magazine, ready fordelivery. lusten d oll attaching the cseapements to the under side ofthe magazine, as heretofore, I mount them in an independent supportingframe or bar G, which is Secured at its ends rigidly but -de.- tachablyto the main frame. YThis frame G is adapted, as shown, to sustain theyhorizontal pivot F of the eseapeinent-levers, and also adapted to guidethe upper ends of the escapement-pawls andfl, keeping them in properrelation to one another and limiting their vertical movement.

The magazine is provided on its under side near the delivery end withtwo transverse slots b b', and the top of the f rame G is formed withcorresponding ribs, in which the upper ends of the pawls are guided.These ribs are adapted to fit Within and close the grooves in themagazine. Their upper surfaces are grooved or channeled to correspondwith the channels in the magazine. lVhen, therefore, the magazine isseated. in its operative position on to of the escapementdmr G, as shownin ig. 4, the ribs of the frame form narrow ortions of the bottom of themagazine. he channels in the top of the ribs being in refrister with thechannels in the magazine, tlie matrices are )ermitted to slidetherethrough, subject to .the control of the eseapements, inthe samemanner that they are controlled in the ordinary machine having theescapements fixed to the magazine.

Owing to the fact that the escapements are supported independently on.the main frame, the magazine may be lifted and removed from themachine, leaving the escapements behind, and another magazine may beplaced in position to cooperate with, the escapements.

It will-be observed that the construction shown admits of the magazinebei ng made of the same length as those to which the escapements areattached, so that it'is adapted to carry the maximum number ofmatrices-a matter of great importance in machines which are rapidly oerated for the composition of long lines emanding the'employment of manymatrices at one time.

It is to be noted that the .en'tire ma azine is in one continuous bodycontaining a l the matriees in the machine and that by reason of itsextension beyond the eseapements it is adapted when removed to carrywith it all the matrices. ln this respirt lh'- ronstrmfs tion issupi-.rior lo those in which a shortened detaehnble magazine iseomliined with a iiXed esrupeinent mer'hanism having' cham nels whiehare rontinuations ol.l those in thi` magazine and whirh normali)`contain nuitA ricos which must be returned from the eseapement-eliannelsto the magazine bel'ore th.l latter is removed. .l`he`present construi-.- tion avoids the necessity lor returning mutrices to the magazineand admits ol. the lat ter carrying the full number of nniirices demanded without making it more than th'.` ordinaryv length.

it is manifest that the magazine may be supported iu :my suitablemanner, provided it is adapted to be lil'ted from the esmipements and"itlulrawn from the machine. In order to permit the speed) and easylmndlingr of the n'lagazines, l prefer to emplo)Y the tilting frame (Lasshown, and to combine therewith means b which its lower end ma)Y beraised and supported during the removal and application ol themagazines.

As shown in the drawings, a rock-shaft l@ is extended through the lowerend oll the frame (l and provided at each end with a lever fashioned atone end into a rum l and at the opposite end imo an arm l. 'l`he partsstand normally in the posit ion shown in Fig. l, the A arms l extendingrearwmd. while the dams are turned upward out of aetion. The under sideofthe magazine. at this lime rests upon the eseapement baror frame. asshown in Fig. 4. By pulling or swinging the arm l forniard totheposition .shown in Fin". l the rams l.. bearing on studs or rollers f5on the nmin frame, are caused to lift the frame and the magazine thereonto the position shown in Fig. Zand sustaintheminsuehposition. Themagazine, being now .susi-.lined above the es capements and attendantparts, mali' be drawn forward and downward from the frame (i and removedfrom the nuiehine. The magazine is adapted to interlock wit l1 i heframe U in any suitable manner lo prevent i s accidental escape. Forexample, one ol' the still`e11ingl ars scoured transversel)Y to l heunder side of the magazine may interlock wit h a shoulder on the frame(Y, as shown at e, Fig. 1. One ofthe stiTening-bars near the upper endoi the magazine is preferably extended atits ends in 'such manner thatwhen 1lik magazine is partially withdrui'rn this bur n n. rest upon theforwardly-extended ,arms l .-i mi suspend the magazine in an uprightposit ion. as Indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.. The swin ing frame(l to support the magazine. the li ting Camstherefor, and the supportingarms for the inagazine are the subjerl ol' n separate application forpaleni filial Hep tember 9, 1905, No. BTTd'iISn, ano .re noi claimedhereinexeept in lhe eonihinnlion-- hereinafter speeilied.

' pose 'to lock them forward.

As regards the employment oi :i series of nation with a removableimigazine, my in vention includes any construction or combination ofparts in which a removable niagazine and the iinitriccs therein extendpast or beyond the escapcment devices in such form or manner as tosustain and carry all the contained matrices when the magazine'is liftedaway from its operative position and from the cscapemcnts, and it ismanifest that the details of the parts may be variously modi {ed withoutpassing beyond the limits of my invention. When the magazine isseparated from the eseapements, as described, the efi'eet will be torelease the matrices. It is therefore necessary to provide means forlookin r them in the magazine. For .this purposeii` may employ anysuitable means; 'but I prefer to employ a removable transverse bar II,

which is thrust through the magazine froml one side in position toengage under the up per ears of the foremost matrices, as shown in Fig.5. In order to prevent this bar from springing or bending edgewiseuiider the ears 4of the matrices, it is preferably constructed,

as shown, with alongitudinal rib on its upper side to enter acorrespondin groove in` the top plate of the magazine. n order toprevent tbe second matrices in the ina azine from being accidentallycarried baewarci `whenithemagazine is removed, in such inanner thattheirears will fall into the slet, I pro This may he aecomplished invarious `ways for example, by means of a locking-har I, thrust thiou hthe magazine from side to side, as shown 1n- Fig. 5, in position toengage behind the lower or foremost ears oi the matrices. a

ln order to prevent the magazine from being lifted before the matricesare locked, I'

provide means to prevent the lifting of the magazine before thematrix-locking devices are in position. I In the form shown thiseentrivanee consists of a lever K, Fig'. 3, pivoted in the frame Candhaving one end adapted to interlock with-a shoulder on thelifting-cam t, while the 'opposite end,l acted upon by a spring k, is inposition to be acted upon bythe end oi" the matrix-,locking bar H asthelatter completes i ts'inward-loeking movement. The drawingsillustrate the position of the arts after the locking-bar has beencarried iome to its place, the lever being disengaged from the cam andthe latter partly turned to lift the magazine. 'My invention in thisregard consists, broadly, in the combination ot a niatrixlloking deviceso constructed and arranged as to prevent the magazine from beingseparated from the eseapements until the matricesl are ioeked within themagazine, so that their escape therefrom will be prevented whentheniagazine is separated from the esl escapements lixed in the machine,in combi capi-ment. lt is manifest that this device may be made in anysuitable form and n1'- ranged to eo'iperate with the main l'riime orwith any other part o'll the mechanism which will insure the actiondescribed.

While l )relier to employ the mechanismy shown for lifting the fran'ie(Y, it is to be imderstood that any other mechanism may be employed orthat the frame (l may be stationary, as usual, and the magazine liftedtherefrom by hand.

While I have `shown my invention as incorporated in a linotype-machineusing matrices with intaglio characters, it is to be nnderstood that itis applicable to all machines having removable magazines containingtypemiitriees, typefdies, or type characters, or, in short, t0typographie machines in general.

The magazine is arranged, as usual, to deliver the matrices into the uright channeled piate M, fixed to the front o the main trame, thematrices descending through this plate to the assembling-belt andthrough assembling devices, as usual. When the magazine is lifted by theframe C, as before described, its delivery end is carried above thechanneled plate or guide M, so that it may pass readily thereovcr. Theframe C and the snpi zation the eseapement mechanism is mdependent ofthe magazine, or, in other wordsJ is sustained and actuated withoutattachment to or dependence on the magazine.

VVhat I claim as my invention is- 1. In a typographie machine7 thecombination of a main frame, an esca ement mechanisinI and anindependent yremov`able magazine having an open delivery end extendingpast the escapemeiit mechanism substantially as described.

2. in a typographie machine, the combination-of a removable ma azinehaving an open end for the delivery o matrices, and an independentescapement mechanism acting through the side of the ,magazine in advanceofthe delivery end, and means distinct from the eseapement mechanism forlocking the matrices i`n the magazine preparatory to removal.

3. .ln a typographie machine, tbe combi- IOO IXO

nation ol' a main frame, a removable magag bers arranged to act throughthe side of the Y magazine, in combination with a completeindependently-removable magazine having its delivery end extended beyondthe escapements, whereby the use of a continuous magazine of maximumlength is permitted and the one escapement mechanism rendered availablefor a number of magazines. f

5. In a typogra hic machine, the combination of a mam rame, a removablemagazine, open at its end l'or the discharge ofthe matrices and havingopenings in one side in advance of the delivery end to admit the escaement'devices, in combination with an in( ependently-supported escaementmechanism having its active mem ers projected throu h the openingsinto the ma azine.

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6. n a typograp -i machine, t e combination of a magazme removable as awhole, and an escapement mechanism constructed and sustained indeendentl ofthe magazine and acting throu the si( e of the latter inadvance of the elivery end to controlthe passing matrices. A

7. In a typogra hic machine, a main frame, a channeled) magazinedetachably mounted thereon and provided near the delivery end'withtransverse grooves extending inward from the exterior, in combinationwith an escapement mechanism having ribs to fill said grooves and pawlsprojecting through said ribs; said magazine and 'escapement mechanismbein separable at will, substantially as describer.

S. In a typographie machine, the'combination of a main frame, aninclined verticallyswinging frame, C, thereon, an esca ement mechanism,F, and channel-plate, both xed to the main frame, and a magazine, B,seated von the frame C, and overlyin the escapement mechanism andremoval) e at the front of the machine. y

9. In a typographie machine, ,the combination of a main frame, aninclined swinging frame C therein, means for lifting and sustain-ing theframe C, an inclined magazine mounted on said frame and removable in aforward direction, and an esca-pement mechanism fixed on the main frameindependently of the magazine and coperating with the same.

10. In a t pographic machine, the combination of t e followingelementsza main frame, an inclined movable frame therein, a magazinemounted on the movable frame and adapted for removal in a forwarddirection, escapement'mechanism sustained on the frane independently ofthe magazine and cooperating therewith in advance of its decapements forsecuring the matrices within the magazine.r

x11. In a linotype-machine, the combination ofthe removable magazine andmeans for displacing the samf` preparatory to itsrc moval, and means forconfining the matrices within the magazine, said con'lining anddisplacing devices arranged to interact, substantially as described.

12. In a linotype-machinc, a detachable magazine, means For moving thesame from its operative position preparatory to its detachment, meansfor locking said m'oving devices, and means for coniin-ing the matriceswithin the magazine and unlocking said locking device.

13. In combination with the frame (l, the magazine thereon and thelifting-cam Z, a locking device K for said cam, and a matrixlockingdeviceH arranged to release the de vice K.

14. In a linotype-machine, a channeled magazine having slots in its sidein combination with matriceshaving ears or shoulders at .their ends, andthe two locking devices adapted to engage the respective shoulders,

`whereby the matrices are prevented from shifting in either direction.

15. In a channeled linotype-magazine substantially as described, amatrix-locking bar H having a longitudinal rib to engage the magazinesubstantially as described, whereby the yielding of the bar under theWeight of the matrices is prevented.

16. The magazine fora linotype-machine comprising the parallel plateshaving i'n their opposing faces the grooves or channels to guide thematrices, and also having near the delivery end, the two transversegrooves b and b', adapted to permit the introduction oi escapementdevices from the exterior.

17. In a linotype-machine, the combination of a removable magazine, astationarymagazine delivery-mouth, and escapcments for the matricessecured to a fixed part and operating through the removable magazine.

18. -In a linotype-machine, the combination with a magazine having slotsin the un- IOO idg

der side thereof, of a stationary-magazine delivery-m outh into whichthe matrices are de-- livered from the magazine, and pawls pivoted to afixed part and alining with the slots and thereby adapted to engage thematrices in the magazine.

19. In a linotype-machine, the combination of a main frame, anescapement mech- IIO 2U. VIn a linot e-machine,. a magazine In testimonywhereof I hereunto set my containing longitu inalohannels to uidethehand, this 28th day of August, 1905, in the uniti-lees and transverseomoves b" in resenee of two attestin Witnesses.

combination with-an escpement mechanism THO S S. HOMANS. 5: having ribsto enter sai grooves, said ribs Witnesses:

containing channels corresponding with W; H. RANDigLL,

those in the magazine. L.V B. MOREHOUSE.

